Detraction and Exaltation
Opposite meaning words
Detraction
Detraction noun - The act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant.
Usage example: her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members
Exaltation is an antonym for detraction.
Exaltation
Exaltation noun - The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god).
Detraction is an antonym for exaltation.
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Exaltation and Detraction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detraction/exaltation
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Exaltation or Detraction. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detraction/exaltation.
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